Markets Finish Session Mixed
As Pharmaceuticals Struggle

LONDON -- European markets experienced a seesaw session, pressured by losses in pharmaceutical stocks. Major indexes finished mixed as several markets handed back gains posted early in the day.

Stocks received an early boost following the release of U.S. inflation data, which showed the producer-price index rose 0.6% in June, the biggest increase in three months, due to a 5.1% surge in energy prices. Excluding the volatile food and...